Paul Miller

The future of mobility means much more than electric vehicles or autonomous mobility. Any discussion of the future of mobility must consider the movement of individuals and small groups, the movement of larger groups, and the movement of goods. Learn more in this preview of an upcoming client webinar.

Learn how the five Rs can help manufacturers participate in the circular economy: reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, and recycle.

It wasn't all AI, but it was mostly AI. Get our top takeaways and impressions from Hannover Messe 2024, the smart manufacturing world’s annual trade show.

On-the-glass and below-the-glass technologies drive digital experiences in manufacturing and help manufacturers adapt to changing customer demands, optimize production processes, and enhance collaboration across the supply chain. Learn how in this preview of our new report.

Offshoring. Nearshoring. Rightshoring. Learn how emerging technologies such as ubiquitous sensing, distributed computing, AI, and data fabrics are being used to determine the optimal manufacturing mix.

En 2024, Forrester prévoit qu'un pragmatisme salutaire viendra gagner le secteur industriel. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos prévisions sur l’industrie 4.0 (ou Smart Manufacturing) en 2024.

In 2024, Forrester predicts that a healthy pragmatism will take hold in manufacturing. Learn more from our 2024 smart manufacturing predictions.

Für 2024 prognostiziert Forrester, dass ein gesunder Pragmatismus in der Fertigung einziehen wird. Erfahren Sie mehr über unsere Prognosen zum Smart Manufacturing für 2024.

The industrial metaverse doesn’t exist yet, but many of its building blocks do — and already connect physical and digital experiences to deliver value in asset-intensive industries like manufacturing.

Not every emerging technology succeeds. Read more on how you can cut through the noise to work out when and where to commit your company’s finite resources.

There is no general-purpose robot. Let Forrester help you match different types of robots to specific tasks.

Leadership storytelling helps executives at future fit organizations drive successful innovation throughout the innovation lifecycle.

Physical automation is sneaking into many workplaces and customer experiences. Learn more about the trends that will drive adoption of 10 critical physical automation categories.

The Volkswagen Group bet big on a new software division called Cariad, committing billions to building the software meant to power in-car experiences for Audi, Porsche, VW, and other group brands. Software delays hit the launch of new cars, and Cariad lost $2 billion in 2022. A “structural and personnel realignment” sees new leadership for […]

Hannover Messe 2023 was bigger than last year, with lots of ChatGPT and metaverse, but also a welcome dose of pragmatism.

Last year, a number of Forrester analysts discussed how manufacturers are responding to the challenges their industry faces right now. As I wrote at the time: “Energy prices are scary. Supply chain disruptions are scary. Workforce modernization and empowerment are hard. Budgets are tightening. Hardware upgrades are expensive, slow, and painful. Aligning the competing (or, […]

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“If you want to get there, I wouldn’t start from here.” It’s easy to present beautiful visions of a digitally augmented future, full of shiny new machines (all from the same manufacturer, of course), empowered workers, and AI magic. It’s easy, but it’s often a long way from the reality facing most manufacturers today. Energy […]

Industry 4.0 has been a big idea in manufacturing for the past decade or so, but moves are unfortunately afoot to prematurely crown a successor: Industry 5.0. While the ever-shorter refresh cycles for smartphones have apparently become an unfortunate fact of consumerist life, industrial revolutions really should come along with a lot less frequency! Industry […]